The Cannonsville release was bumped and dropped back overnight to send a bit of cold water down the mainstem. The flow is already dropping and should end up around 550 cfs (where we were yesterday). There is also a slight increase in flow at Harvard this morning. The tailwater temps stayed fine despite the heat yesterday. Today will start off sunny with a chance of some afternoon storms. We actually have a decent chance of rain for the next few days. The freestones definitely need the water so hopefully Wunderground is correct. There are some sulphurs hatching on the upper river sections during the day. The bugs happened as the sun dropped on the mid to lower West. That timing could shift earlier if we really get some rain.
Peter stuck it out and found some nice fish yesterday. Tim Glynn photo
The Lower East Branch, Mainstem, and Beaverkill at Cooks Falls are all starting off over 70 degrees today. It’s time to give those rivers a break and fish cold water areas.
What’s Hatching:
Sulphur – #16 – 18 – E. dorothea
Light Cahill – #14 – E. invaria
Slate Drake – #12-2xl – 12 – Isonychia bicolor
Tiny Blue Wing Olive – #20 – 24 – Pseudocloeon sp.
Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – D. deficiens, lata
Light Blue Wing Olives – #16 – 20 – E. cornutella, attenuata
Tan Caddis – #16 – 18 – Hydropsyche sp.
Click on the gauge below for the most recent update:
| West Branch at Stilesville, NY | 579 cfs |
45° |
| West Branch at Hale Eddy, NY | 692 cfs |
49° |
| East Branch at Harvard, NY | 191 cfs | 65° |
| East Branch at Fish’s Eddy, NY | 264 cfs | 75° |
| Mainstem at Lordville, NY | 1,120 cfs | 70° |
| Beaverkill at Cooks Falls, NY | 116 cfs | 73° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Release | 530 cfs |
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| West Branch at 191 Bridge | N/A | 59° |
| West Branch at Walton (Cannonsville inflow) | 115 cfs |
70° |
| Cannonsville Reservoir Capacity | 92.7% | |
| Pepacton Reservoir Capacity | 96.3% |
